Susie’s Birthday

My dearest Susie, this past year I’ve been struck with how much your sweet spirit is a blessing to all who know you.  You are growing into such a lovely young lady, with your shining blue eyes and still-blonde hair.  You are a fish in the water and love to swim, jump and play in any pool or lake around.  You excelled in first grade in every way, and I’m so proud of your reading ability and comprehension (you read more books than I thought was humanly possible!).  You are going to have a blast next year in school!  You have exquisite handwriting, create imaginative pictures, and display impressive perseverance at tasks that don’t come easy at first.  You are amazingly resourceful and dedicated, always completing any task you put your mind to.  You are easily inspired and have an infectious enthusiasm that enables you to recruit everyone around you to work harder and dream bigger.  You are unfailingly kind, joyful and generous with your siblings, parents and everyone you meet.  You don’t like conflict, so you are a natural peacemaker.  You have a love for the Bible and you get excited every time we read it or sing hymns – you have quite the animated singing voice!  You and Becky are an amazing team together, you love to teach Danny, and you and Jimmy are like two little firecrackers, feeding off of each other’s goofy energy and sparking more and more giggles.  You have an uncanny ability to focus on one passion at a time – right now it’s wolves, and I grin every time I think of how much joy you get from thinking about, talking about, reading about, drawing, and playing wolves.  You are my little vivacious sweetie, and I can’t begin to tell you how much fun it is to be around you!